Missing Jay Slater's pals on Tenerife disappearance and what might have happened
19.06.2024 - 18:53
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
The mum and close pal of missing British teen Jay Slater have shared their fearful concerns about his 'weird' disappearance in Tenerife. The 19-year-old apprentice bricklayer, from Lancashire, was enjoying a festival alongside friends on Sunday, June 16 when he decided to stay out with another pal he had met on holiday.
As his other mates returned to their accommodation, in the early hours of Monday morning, Jay found himself lost and isolated in a rural location after missing the bus back, reports the Mirror. Before his phone died just before 9am, he was last in touch with his pals to say he was attempting the 11-hour walk back to their hotel and he needed water. However, two days later, he is still nowhere to be seen.
Earlier today, cops dramatically stopped their search in the mountains in the north-west of Tenerife - and switched their efforts to the other side of the island. They looked towards the tourist resorts of Los Cristianos and Playa de Las Americas, near to where the teenager was staying.
However in the latest turn of events, local cops said they were given a false lead, and have now returned to the mountains around Rural de Teno Park where Jay was last believed to have been, MailOnline reports.
Since Monday, sniffer dogs and mountain rescue experts have been scouring the area. His mum, Debbie Duncan, who flew into the Canary Island on Tuesday morning, has also now revealed her worst fear for what may have befallen her son.
She told reporters: "I think he's been taken against his will with what’s been said, but it’s in the hands of the police." A spokesman for the Civil Guard said at 12.30pm local time: "The search operation has moved to the south of the island. The search areas are Los Cristianos and Playa de